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Michael Wayne Atha is an American rapper who is more commonly known as Yelawolf – that’s his stage name. According to estimates, his net worth currently stands at $3.5 million. Some people also call him Catfish Billy. Yelawolf has worked as a rapper, songwriter, actor, producer, music video director, and also a skateboarder too. His genre is hip hop.
Yelawolf has a strong fan following. His debut album, “Creek Water” was released in 2005. It’s been a great journey since then. In October 2011, he released his album “Radioactive” with Eminem. After the release of his first album, his single ‘Kickin’ was released by Columbia Records. He also released “Balls of Flames: The Balled of Slick Rick E Bobby and “Stereo”, two mix-tapes which were not noticed. With the British singer Ed Sheeran, Yelawolf released the “You Don’t Know” track. Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment re-released the compilation named “Trunk Muzik 0-60” in November 2010. This remains one of his finest works of Yelawolf till today.
In the March 2011 issue of XXL, Yelawolf and Eminem were on the front cover. XXL ranked him among the 2011’s top 11 Freshmen. That’s certainly a big honor, and he deserves it too. He continues to come out with hits that his followers love. In 2012, he gave us Psycho White, Heart of Dixie, and The Slumdon Bridge. 2013 has been a busy year for his as well. He has already released Hammer Time in end January. Love Story is going to be released soon as well.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2014 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Love Story |
$65,000 |
2013 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Shady XV (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
2011 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Trunk Muzik 0-60 |
$210,000 |
2010 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Radioactive |
$208,000 |